Competition among lists is one of many amusing aspects of the internet.
Nigel wrote a particularly nice note to Rosan, and included this comment
on the relationship of the drs and phd lists.
Excerpts from mail: 9-Oct-100 Re: Dirty Laundry - was des.. by Nigel
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> although some of the developments
> in the strings of responses perhaps belonged more on the 'drs' list,
> because they tended to drift too far away from the stimulus. We need to be
> aware of what the phd list is for - providing considered responses to
> genuine questions from phd students is certainly one good thing it can do.
Is the phd list just for "genuine questions from Ph.D. students"? I
thought it was for good questions from anyone interested in doctoral
level inquiry and that students were an important part of the community
discussion (as people and not as stimulants). It seemed like a good
idea to me, and I have found the discussion quite interesting. This
list seemed to build on the discussions at the doctoral conferences
rather well, with a different cultural and intellectual spin than the
drs list--perhaps because students were a central part of the
conversation and perhaps for other reasons, too.
We're a bit more anarchistic in the States and simply go wherever the
discussion is interesting. If I have misunderstood the purpose of the
phd list, as Nigel suggests, I'm sorry and will quickly unsubscribe.
Perhaps the students should indicate their desire.
By the way, why is the drs list more appropriate for this kind of
conversation, rather than some of the other design discussion lists that
I find? I unsubscribed from the drs list some time ago after a
particularly dry period and found some others.
Am I in trouble again?
Dick
Richard Buchanan, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
School of Design
Carnegie Mellon University
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